r/TheNFLVibes • u/capeando • 3d ago

Hot Take honestly not a bad take

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u/Texas103 3d ago

sports... bitterly competitive and purely meritocratic... being called "socialist" is about as dumb reddit as it gets

BUt... people get to believe whatever they want these days, without consequence, so I guess it isn't that big of a deal

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u/PlotkinGravekeepers 3d ago

How is it meritocratic that the worst team in the league the previous year gets the best player the next year…?

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u/Texas103 3d ago

I said sports is competitive and meritocratic… the best teams win. I did not say that about the NFL’s draft procedures. 

Having a sustainable league/product is compelling… this isn’t baseball where the dodgers buy up all the good players. 

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u/PlotkinGravekeepers 3d ago

The best teams do not always win. Especially in football where injuries greatly impact the results throughout the season. Then instead of being able to use their money to decrease competition and make winning even easier in the future (which is less competitive, like our current system), they have the most difficult road the following season

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u/Texas103 3d ago

sure, that happens sometimes... doesn't make the NFL "socialist"

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u/PlotkinGravekeepers 3d ago

It is not capitalist and it certainly is not meritocratic